Smyrna times., 1887-04-06
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
EASTER CARDS are blooming and
booming.
DID our neighbor over the way swal-
low the whole dictionary?
A SPECIAL Easter Service will be held
on Sunday at the NJ. E. Church.
THE finder of brass key will oblige
the owner by leaving it at the TIMES
Office.
DELAWARE shad made their appear
ance in market this morning IS cents
piece.
AMONG the shipments by the Tyqert
to-day was a crate of leeks for tie city
market.
THE Belgian block question has
taken back seat until the next Janu-
ary thaw.
The average mean temperature of
March was six degrees lower than that
Of February.
THAT lock proposition to be placed
at the mouth of Duck Creek, makes the
shallOpmen laugh,
THE first Quarterly Conference of the
ensuing year will be held at the NJ. Z.
Church on Friday evening.
GREENS came in yesterday rather
abundantly for the first, and went off
rapidly at 25 cents basket.
THE basket boys are on the side of
the New York commission men on
the " free basket question.
THE backward Spring has made it
slow work for the milliner and the
tailor hut active for the coal dealer.
The meeting of the peach growers
next Saturday will also include the
berry growers who are are asked to
throw the crate in with the berries
also.
To BUY in large lots cheaply SO that
farmers may be benefited seems to be
the idea of VIM. Geo. Hill. Farmers
should note what he says about lime in
this issue.
JOHN B. COOPER gives notice else
where that he can supply persons with
carpets at city prices without the ex-
Pense of several dollars to hunt them
up.
JOHN MEINTZER, the new baker on
Main street, has completed his baking
preparations, and opened this morning
with stock of bread and cOnfection-
cries.
The ladies of the w. G. T. u. call a
meeting at their reading room on FRIDAY
evening next, April 9Th, at Z. 80 O'Clock.
They earnestly request the attendance
OF the young ladies of the town.
Mrs. J. J. RODGERS who has been
canvassing the town with several arti.
cles for ladies use, will be absent sew
eral days. On her return she will visit
that part of the town nOtyet gone over.
DOES w. T. johnson who has about
made arrangements to put in an Edi-
son Electric plant in Milford mean to
scoop all the other Delaware towns
into the ineandescent light arrange
ment?
The bright genial rays of Monday
put new life into the farmers. the
phosphate manufacturers, the nursery
men, the gardeners, down to the boy
who 8 knuekles down" on game OF
marbles.
A MOTHER goat presented John
Webb at the Smyrna grist mill with
three little kids on Sunday. The trip.
lets attracted a good deal of attention
especially as his are the only goats in
the vicinity.
The VIM. Lea & Sons Company. OF
, Wilmington, have issued handsome
lithograph of their various brands of
Hour the central figure being a stvlisb
female, copy Of which has been re.
ceived at this office.
CARDS are out announcing the wed.
ding Of Miss Beulah G. Hanee. ol
Philadelphia and Walter o. HolTecker
OF this town, in the congregational
Church 18th and Green streets Phila.
delphia, ON Wednesday next.
IT is said that peach basket mann.
iacturers will have some things at the
Peach Meeting on Saturday 9th inst
affecting their interest very materially
IL is better for them to 20 and hear
than to get the news second hand.
The Interstate Commerce law is
now in full force. The new schedule
shows little or no change on the Della.
ware railroad ia the way of passenger
travel but there has been an advance
an short local travel on mGat roads
What effect it may have on fruit trans
portation remains yet to be seen.
THE vacancy in the board Of Town
Commissioners caused by the refusal OF
John G. Bailey who was elected a
month ago to qualify, has been filed
by the election Of E. v. Cooper at the
last meeting of the board, and Mr..
Cooper was assigned to the street com
mittee. He has time and opportunity.
and will doubtless make an efficient
member Of this committee.
A PLEASANT Indication that business
Is good, and the outlook for its contin-
uance is bright, il ii the number Of
marriages that are taking place and in
contemplation. There maybe othegrea.
sons than good timesl' at the bottom
OF these festive and lime -hopored oe-
casions but whatever the reason NAV
be the fact still remains that the mar
rage nlarketis still boOsuing 5 And vvs.
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